The Archive · 1934

JURY FAILS TO AGREE IN DOKE MURDER CASE

Woodland, Cal, Nov.

A jury of farmers and small town Dusisiess men was dismissed to-day when they failed to agree on a ver-ict "against Judson Doke, charged with the murder of his wife's lover. Lamar Hollingshead, 23, university sophomore student and poet.

The Jury failed to reach agreement fatter: 31 hours of deliberations "ana reported that they were unable to [make any headway from the dead-'Tock Hearing of the testimony in the case required more than ten days and rew trial will be held. Doke, city official of San Leandro and World War veteran, shot and killed Hollings-head who had written many intimate Tetiers to Mrs. Doke addressing "her as "the lovely.bride of the White Hiblscus"—United Press.

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